Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

47-4071 Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

National estimates for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Industry profile for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Geographic profile for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners

National estimates for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
27,660	2.7 %	$ 22.87	$ 47,580	0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.96	$ 17.88	$ 21.93	$ 26.25	$ 31.85
Annual Wage (2)	$ 31,120	$ 37,180	$ 45,610	$ 54,600	$ 66,250

Industry profile for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	14,990	8.78	$ 21.85	$ 45,450
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	6,600	0.12	$ 24.66	$ 51,300
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	1,850	0.24	$ 21.56	$ 44,830
Building Equipment Contractors	1,710	0.07	$ 25.16	$ 52,330
Utility System Construction	790	0.14	$ 23.74	$ 49,390

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	14,990	8.78	$ 21.85	$ 45,450
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	150	0.27	$ 28.38	$ 59,030
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	1,850	0.24	$ 21.56	$ 44,830
Utility System Construction	790	0.14	$ 23.74	$ 49,390
Waste Treatment and Disposal	140	0.14	$ 23.39	$ 48,650

Top paying industries for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	80	0.01	$ 33.52	$ 69,720
Water, Sewage and Other Systems	150	0.27	$ 28.38	$ 59,030
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	230	0.01	$ 28.12	$ 58,490
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	160	0.01	$ 25.57	$ 53,190
Building Equipment Contractors	1,710	0.07	$ 25.16	$ 52,330

Geographic profile for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	2,650	0.15	0.80	$ 25.23	$ 52,480
Texas	2,560	0.20	1.05	$ 17.94	$ 37,310
New York	1,970	0.22	1.16	$ 24.49	$ 50,950
Florida	1,410	0.15	0.82	$ 22.91	$ 47,660
Pennsylvania	1,260	0.22	1.16	$ 22.76	$ 47,330

Map of location quotient of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Montana	400	0.82	4.37	$ 23.41	$ 48,690
Oklahoma	700	0.43	2.32	$ 18.76	$ 39,020
Alaska	130	0.41	2.22	$ 23.57	$ 49,030
Wisconsin	1,050	0.37	1.99	$ 24.45	$ 50,860
Iowa	540	0.36	1.90	$ 23.56	$ 48,990

Map of annual mean wages of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	60	0.10	0.55	$ 29.83	$ 62,040
Massachusetts	580	0.16	0.86	$ 29.06	$ 60,440
Washington	1,080	0.32	1.69	$ 28.79	$ 59,890
New Jersey	360	0.09	0.46	$ 27.38	$ 56,940
Rhode Island	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 26.89	$ 55,930

Map of employment of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,200	0.13	0.70	$ 25.87	$ 53,820
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	680	0.15	0.82	$ 25.52	$ 53,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	540	0.18	0.95	$ 18.90	$ 39,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	530	0.09	0.46	$ 23.90	$ 49,710
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	520	0.25	1.36	$ 30.47	$ 63,370
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	500	0.27	1.43	$ 27.79	$ 57,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	430	0.11	0.61	$ 19.32	$ 40,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	380	0.14	0.74	$ 25.07	$ 52,140
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	370	0.14	0.73	$ 29.55	$ 61,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	360	0.15	0.81	$ 34.23	$ 71,200

Map of location quotient of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Bellingham, WA	90	1.03	5.52	$ 30.13	$ 62,660
Albany, OR	50	0.98	5.22	$ 23.86	$ 49,640
East Stroudsburg, PA	50	0.98	5.21	$ 21.69	$ 45,110
Muncie, IN	40	0.95	5.06	$ 22.68	$ 47,170
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	70	0.86	4.58	$ 22.55	$ 46,900
Lawton, OK	30	0.85	4.52	$ 17.15	$ 35,680
Monroe, MI	30	0.81	4.34	$ 21.48	$ 44,670
Jacksonville, NC	40	0.75	4.02	$ 16.77	$ 34,880
Muskegon, MI	40	0.71	3.81	$ 23.52	$ 48,920
Racine, WI	50	0.70	3.76	$ 25.73	$ 53,520

Map of annual mean wages of septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners by area, May 2022

Top paying metropolitan areas for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	360	0.15	0.81	$ 34.23	$ 71,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	520	0.25	1.36	$ 30.47	$ 63,370
Bellingham, WA	90	1.03	5.52	$ 30.13	$ 62,660
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	370	0.14	0.73	$ 29.55	$ 61,460
Utica-Rome, NY	60	0.49	2.59	$ 29.19	$ 60,720
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	240	0.21	1.11	$ 28.90	$ 60,120
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	60	0.61	3.26	$ 28.56	$ 59,400
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	130	0.12	0.64	$ 27.79	$ 57,800
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	500	0.27	1.43	$ 27.79	$ 57,790
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	120	0.46	2.47	$ 27.52	$ 57,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	160	0.59	3.14	$ 16.77	$ 34,880
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	130	0.73	3.88	$ 17.83	$ 37,090
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area	130	0.66	3.53	$ 16.66	$ 34,650
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	110	0.68	3.64	$ 20.38	$ 42,380
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	110	1.36	7.28	(8)	(8)

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Montana nonmetropolitan area	110	1.36	7.28	(8)	(8)
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	80	0.87	4.65	$ 20.27	$ 42,160
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	80	0.85	4.55	$ 23.59	$ 49,070
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	50	0.84	4.48	$ 21.44	$ 44,600
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	50	0.74	3.94	$ 20.61	$ 42,870

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area	40	0.40	2.14	$ 27.55	$ 57,310
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area	60	0.57	3.02	$ 27.09	$ 56,340
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	50	0.40	2.11	$ 26.35	$ 54,810
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	40	0.39	2.09	$ 25.77	$ 53,590
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40	0.35	1.87	$ 24.77	$ 51,520

About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023